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December 2011 Cover photo by Barb Coplen Contents 2007 & 2010 PCA Heinmiller Award Winning Newsletter Feature Stories Steve Terrien���s 550A Spyder on display along with its siblings at the Porsche Race Car Classic at the Quail Lodge during the Rennsport Reunion IV weekend. Contributors Barb Coplen Barry Wood Bill Nakasone Bill Rogers Bob Morrison Bud Bohrer Diane Koontz Dolores Ranhofer Emmett Koontz James Shepherd Jay Gillotti John Mueller John R. Thomas Leeds Gulick Editor Barb Coplen Associate Editors 18 20 22 32 36 Flight Path to Rennsport Reunion IV Rennsport Reunion IV and 917 Report Rennsport Reunion IV in Photos WWU Vehicle Research Institute Tech Notes: Rennsport Reunion IV Club Events 6 7 9 9 12 13 16 44 Board Meeting Annual Meeting & Awards Banquet Autocross Skills��� Day Food Drive Tech Ed: 425 Motorsports Concours: Restoration Clinic Dues Stuffing Departments 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 14 Calendar of Events Club Directory From the President From the Editor Autocross Action Let���s Get Together Tech Talk Tour Time 15 Seen Along the Highway 16 Concours Corner 34 Good Ol��� Days 40 Caveat Emptor 41 Advertiser Index 42 Willkommen! 44 Board Meeting Minutes Diane Koontz David Yarza Technical Editor Allan Caldwell Historical Editor Advertising Manager Michael Sharps Caveat Emptor Manager Dennis Coplen Volume 42, Number 12 COPYRIGHT �� 2011 PNWR/PCA www.pnwr.org Jim Bell Porsche Spiel (ISSN 0273-6330) is published monthly by Pacific Northwest Region, Porsche Club of America, P.O. Box 24241, Seattle, WA 98124 (10 W. Newell St, Seattle, WA 98119). Annual cost for Porsche Spiel is $20 for ���Non-Region��� Spiel issues, $30 for ���Non-Zone��� Spiel issues and complementary for PNWR members of the Porsche Club of America. Periodicals Postage paid at Seattle, WA. Postmaster: Send address changes to Porsche Spiel PNWR/ PCA, PO BOX 24241, Seattle, WA 98124. For missing issues, address changes or questions regarding mailing of the Porsche Spiel, contact Leeds Gulick, 425-883-8608 or database@pnwr.org. To place a display ad in the Porsche Spiel, for advertising rates and information, please contact Michael Sharps at 206-395-6271 / ads@pnwr.org, Sam Rector at 425-438-9806 samrector@hp.com, or Bill Rogers at 253-630-1791. To place an ad in the Classified section (Caveat Emptor), go online to www. pnwr.org/classifieds, or contact the Caveat Emptor Manager Dennis Coplen at 425-825-0274 or classifieds@pnwr.org. For all other Spiel questions, contact the Spiel Editor Barb Coplen at 425-825-0274 or spieleditor@pnwr.org. Statements appearing in the Porsche Spiel are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily constitute the opinions of the Porsche Club of America, Pacific Northwest Region, the Board of Directors, or the Porsche Spiel Editor. The Editor reserves the right to edit any/all material submitted for consideration for publication. The deadline for consideration for publication is 5 p.m. on the first of the month preceding the intended month of publication. November 2011 3